Golf bag



Sept. 25, 1951 M. KISH, JR

GOLF BAG Filed Dec. 4, 1950 INVE TOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 25, 1951 GOLF BAG Michael Kish, Jr., Hightstown, N. J., assignor to Atlantic Products Corporation, Trenton, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application December 4, 1950, Serial No. 199,062

4 Claims.

This invention relates to golf bags and pertains particularly to golf bags in which separate tubular pockets are provided for the reception of golf clubs.

In such bags, it has been customary to provide a central bag structure having flat sides. The tubular pockets extend vertically along one or both of the at sides of the central bag structure, being formed usually by riveting the pocket material to the bag wall at spaced intervals, leaving suicient material between the rivets to form the tubular pockets. Bags so constructed have not been satisfactory because the pocket material tends toy tear away from the rivets. Furthermore, the normal use of the bag tends to cause the pockets to be iiattened against the wall of the central bag, resulting not only in an unsightly appearance, but also making it diiicult to insert and withdraw the golf clubs from the pockets.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a construction which eliminates these diiiiculties.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

A preferred embodiment of the invention selected for purposes of illustration is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a golf bag embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the upper portion of the bag.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig-I ure 1.

Referring to the drawings, the bag comprises a central bag structure having flat sides I, I and rounded ends 2, 2 said bag structure being open at the top and having dividing partitions 3 extending across the mouth. Tubular pockets 4 are provided, here shown as extending vertically along both of the ilat sides of the central bag structure. In forming such pockets, one edge of the pocket material is secured to the central bag structure at one of the rounded ends thereof, as at 5, and an opposite edge is similarly secured to the central bag structure at the opposite rounded end, as at 6, leaving sufficient material between points 5 and 6 to form pleats 'I which define the pockets. The individual pockets are formed by folding the material inwardly to form creases 8 held by rivets 9 extending through the doubled material near the top edges thereof.

The creases abut the flat sides I, I' but are not secured thereto.

A rigid frame I0 surrounds and encloses the upper edges of the pockets, said frame having end portions I I, I I', preferably curved, which are secured to the rounded ends of the central bag structure as by rivets I2. The frame I0 is also secured to each of the pleats 1 as by rivets I3 located to hold the pockets open. Preferably the frame II! is also provided with V-shaped webs lf2 extending inwardly between the pockets to prevent displacement of the pockets and t0 aid in retaining their shape. y

In many golf bags it is customary to provide a hood to cover the upper end of the bag, and also to provide an outside bag or pocket of considerable capacity for the reception of accessories or articles of yclothing such as a sweater, raincoat, shoes or the like. According t0 the present invention I utilize theY frame I0 as a support for such hoods, bags or pockets. Thus, extending upwardly from the bottom of the fiat sides of the frame II) is a slot I5 which receives the upper edge I6 of the hood or bag II. The rivets I3 extend through the edge IS to hold the hood or bag in position.

The frame I0 may be made of any suitable material, as for example metal or molded plastic of suitable strength and rigidity. The frame protects the upper portions of the pockets and retains their shape, and eliminates the danger of tearing the pockets around the rivets as in the usual construction. It also provides a convenient support for the accessory bags or pockets as previously described.

The lower section of the bag is not shown or described as it may be of conventional construction.

It will be understood that the invention may be variously modified and embodied within the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A golf bag comprising a central bag structure having flat sides and rounded ends, pocket material secured to said central lbag structure at its rounded ends and having vertical creases therebetween forming pleats defining aseries of tubular pockets extending vertically along one of said flat sides, and a frame Secured at the ends of said central bag structure but spaced from said structure along said flat side and surrounding and enclosing the upper edges of said tubular pockets, each of said pleats being secured to said frame.

2. A golf bag as set forth in claim 1 in which the doubled portions of said vertical creases are secured together.

3. A golf bag as set forth in claim 1 in which 3 said frame has V-shaped web portions extend- UNITED STATES PATENTS ing inwardly between said pockets. Number Name Y Date 4. A golf bag as set forth in `claim 1 in which 2,165 665 Thompson; yJuly 11, 1939 said frame is provided with a slot extending 22941084 Gihon":3d"t a1 M1525, 1942 upwardly from the bottom thereof, and in which 5 2 471 169 Salzberg et aL Maly 24, 1949 the upper edge of a hood or bag is secured.

MICHAEL KISH, JR. o FOREIGN-PATENTS Number Country Date REFERENCES CITED 428,113 France June 13, 1911 The following references are of record in the 110 file of this patent: 

